SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Saffron(zafran)
Crocus sativus
USDA 6-9food · medicinal
Plants
What grows where, and why.
192 plant profiles with USDA hardiness coverage (zones 3–11), plus Pakistan's five climate zones. Filter by your zone and syntropic role to see what thrives where you grow.
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PIONEER · CLIMBER
Sarsaparilla Greenbrier(ushba)
Smilax aspera
USDA 8-11medicinal · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
USDA 3-8food · medicinal · nitrogen fixing
CLIMAX · TREE
Shakarpara Apricot (Khurmaani)(khurmaani — Shakarpara (خرمانی شکر پارہ))
Prunus armeniaca (Shakarpara landrace)
USDA 5-8food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Shrubby Sea-Blite(lani / kharo lana)
Suaeda fruticosa
USDA 6-10fodder · food · fuel
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Siratro(siratro)
Macroptilium atropurpureum
USDA 8-12fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
CLIMAX · CLIMBER
Small-Leaved Wild Grape(jangli-angur)
Vitis parvifolia
USDA 7-9food · fodder
PIONEER · CLIMBER
Smallflower Clematis
Clematis grata
USDA 6-9medicinal · fodder
PIONEER · SHRUB
Soft Sophora(kandiari)
Sophora mollis
USDA 7-9nitrogen fixing · fuel
PIONEER · GRASS
Spear Grass(sariala)
Heteropogon contortus
USDA 8-12fodder · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spearmint(podina)
Mentha spicata
USDA 5-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Spinach(palak)
Spinacia oleracea
USDA 2-11food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Spring Onion(hari pyaaz)
Allium fistulosum
USDA 4-9food
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Stranglewort (Soldier Vine)(khip-bel)
Cynanchum acutum
USDA 7-10medicinal · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Strawberry(strawberry)
Fragaria × ananassa
USDA 3-10food
PIONEER · GRASS
Tall Reed(nar)
Phragmites karka
USDA 7-11mulch · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Taro(arvi)
Colocasia esculenta
USDA 8-12food
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Thyme(satar)
Thymus vulgaris
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Toria(toria)
Brassica campestris
USDA 6-10food · fodder
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Turmeric(haldi)
Curcuma longa
USDA 8-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Turnip(shalgam)
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
USDA 3-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GRASS
Vetiver(khus)
Chrysopogon zizanioides
USDA 8-11mulch · medicinal · windbreak
PIONEER · SHRUB
Virgin’s Mantle(dhamasa)
Fagonia cretica
USDA 8-11medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut
Juglans regia
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Chandler(akhrot — Chandler (اخروٹ چاندلر))
Juglans regia cv. Chandler
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Hartley(akhrot — Hartley (اخروٹ ہارٹلے))
Juglans regia cv. Hartley
USDA 5-9food · timber
CLIMAX · TREE
Walnut — Pakistani local (Chakian)(akhrot (اخروٹ))
Juglans regia (Pakistani landrace)
USDA 5-9food · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Water Chestnut(singhara)
Trapa natans
USDA 6-11food
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Water Hyssop(brahmi)
Bacopa monnieri
USDA 8-11medicinal
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Watercress(jal kumbhi)
Nasturtium officinale
USDA 6-11food · medicinal
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Webb’s Rose(chal)
Rosa webbiana
USDA 5-9food · medicinal
CLIMAX · TREE
West Himalayan Fir(partal)
Abies pindrow
USDA 7-9timber · windbreak
PIONEER · GRASS
Wheat(gandum)
Triticum aestivum
USDA 3-9food · fodder
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
White Clover(safed clover)
Trifolium repens
USDA 4-9fodder · nitrogen fixing · mulch
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
White Lupin(turmus)
Lupinus albus
USDA 7-10food · fodder · nitrogen fixing
SECONDARY · TREE
White mulberry
Morus alba
USDA 4-9food · fodder · timber
CLIMAX · SHRUB
Wild Almond (Brahui Almond)(badam kohi)
Prunus eburnea
USDA 7-9food · fuel · fodder
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Himalayan Pear(batangi / tangi)
Pyrus pashia
USDA 5-9food · fuel · timber
SECONDARY · GROUNDCOVER
Wild Himalayan Strawberry(jangli-strawberry)
Fragaria nubicola
USDA 5-8food · mulch
PIONEER · SHRUB
Wild Jujube(jhar beri)
Ziziphus nummularia
USDA 8-11food · fodder · fuel · windbreak
PIONEER · GROUNDCOVER
Wild Mint(jangli podina)
Mentha longifolia
USDA 6-9medicinal · food
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Olive(kahu)
Olea ferruginea
USDA 8-11food · fuel · fodder
SECONDARY · TREE
Wild Pistachio(khinjuk)
Pistacia khinjuk
USDA 7-10food · fuel · fodder
CLIMAX · TREE
Wild Pistachio (Mt. Atlas Mastic)(shne / gwan)
Pistacia atlantica
USDA 7-9timber · fuel · fodder
SECONDARY · SHRUB
Wild Pomegranate(daru)
Punica granatum var. daru
USDA 7-11food · medicinal
PIONEER · GRASS
Wild Sugarcane(kans)
Saccharum spontaneum
USDA 7-11mulch · fodder · windbreak
SECONDARY · CLIMBER
Wild Yam(kanis)
Dioscorea deltoidea
USDA 7-9medicinal · food
PIONEER · SHRUB
Willow-Leaved Sea Buckthorn(drali / chuk)
Hippophae salicifolia
USDA 6-8food · nitrogen fixing · fuel